NS2 Test Bank: NS2-M1C5 - America's Rise to World Power Status

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Authored by Secretary of State Hay, included assurances from each power that China would be open to the trade of all friendly nations.

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Open door policy

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An immediate consequence or easily drawn conclusion; A natural consequence or result.

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Corollary

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The Panama Canal would mean ships would no longer need to take the dangerous journey around.

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South America

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Who gave the command, "You may fire when you are ready."

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Dewey

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What did Cervera do when Spanish authorities ordered him to escape?

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His ships fled the harbor.

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A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land

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Isthmus

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Any area in which one nation wields dominant power over another or others

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Sphere of Influence

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The Battle of Santiago de Cuba resulted in a decisive victory for the US Navy and the complete destruction of the Spanish fleet.

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True

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To sail around; make the circuits of by navigation

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Circumnavigation

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Albert Michelson was a Naval Academy Instructor who won the Nobel Prize in 1907 for discovering what?

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The speed of light